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when its wings are folded presents a very extraordinary sight with its dis- 

 tinctly marked cross, which gives it a truly orthodox appearance. 



Thecla inorata, Grote & Rob. — I reared some half dozen specimens from 

 larvae taken on oak. — E. B. Reed, London, Ontario. 



Captures. — During my stay in Goderich I had hardly the average success. 

 The following is a list of the rarities I have been able to find the names of: — 

 Cymindis reflexa, hec, Desmocerus palliatus, F 'orst.; Clylus erythrocepha- 

 lus, Oliv.; C. speciosas, Say; Microrhopala interrupta, and Epicauta vittato, 

 Fab.; and of Lepidoptera, Alypia Langtonii, Couper; and two species of 

 iEgeria which are new to me. — N. H. Cowdry, Stratford, Ontario. 



Luminous larvae. — I send you specimens of luminous larvae which were 

 plentiful here in August, 1868; they were given me by n gentleman who 

 found them on the Island of Orleans. Can you tell me what they are? — G. 

 J. Bowles, Quebec. [They are the larvae of Photuris pensylvanica, De 

 Geer. See Can. Ent. vol. I. p. 39. We were fortunate enough to find a 

 specimen of this larva on the evening of October 2nd, 1869, on the sandy 

 road near the Port Credit Railway Station. It was a warm damp night with 

 occasional showers. — Ed.] 



Insects at the Provincial Exhibition. — We are glad to see that our 

 London friends obtained four prizes at the recent. Provincial Exhibition held 

 in their city, viz. : — 



W. Saunders, 1st Prize for native collection $12 00 



Do. Extra Prize for foreign " 4 00 



E. B. Reed, 2nd Prize for native " 8 00 



London Branch of Ent. Soe. Can., Extra Prize for 



English insects 6 00 



$30 00 



We understand that the Londoners make a rule of giving the amount of 

 their prizes to the funds of their Branch of the Society ; this is a most laud- 

 able practice, and we heartily recommend its adoption in other localities, as 

 the Society stands in need of all the money it can get. The following account 

 of this department of the Exhibition we clip from the Toronto Globe: — 



" In few departments of the Exhibition was there a more noticeable improve- 

 ment than in that of Natural History, especially in the show of insects, which, 

 this year, embraced the finest collection of butterflies, moths, and beetles ever 

 brought together in the Dominion of Canada. This improvement was entirely 

 due to the exertions of the resident members of the London Branch of the Ento- 

 mological Society of Canada, who, at the cost of considerable time and labour, 



